Optimization of star-oriented and layer-oriented wavefront sensing concepts for ground layer adaptive optics

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2233-2245

  Nicolle, Magalie ^a   Fusco, Thierry ^a   Michau, Vincent ^a   Rousset, Gérard ^b   Beuzit, Jean Luc ^c  

^a ONERA   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^c OBSERVATOIRE DE GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; WAVEFRONTS;

GROUND LAYER ADAPTIVE OPTICS; LAYER-ORIENTED WAVEFRONT SENSING; STAR-ORIENTED WAVEFRONT SENSING;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 33750591366     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.23.002233     Document Type: Article

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